It's Is Not Good Enough
Cement compounds work best on smaller safes about 2 ft high and have walls 6 inches or thicker. Some of these smaller safes even have "UL FIRE RATINGS", unfortunately, they are not built the same way the larger safes with cement compound are built. The larger gun safes do not have 6 inches worth of compound in them, and they are not even made with the same cement compound as the smaller "UL FIRE RATED" safes do. In addition, they don't even put fire ratings on the larger safes any better than safes lined with sheetrock.
DryLight or other cement compounds are not really like cement. It's an air filled substance that crumbles on impact. Assuming this insulator would add to the thickness/security/strength of the safe would be incorrect. Look at this thread where a guy bought a freight damaged safe with this as an insulator. You couldn't pop a hole in a safe that had thick steel like ours during transit like this.
It's Cheap
It doesn't cost the manufacturers much money to use, so it will seem like your getting a good deal. It wouldn't cost anymore than sheetrock.
Some Types Weigh The Safe Down
Some gun safes with certain cement like compounds for fire insulators have weights that are ridiculously high. With safes that use 12 gauge steel, the weight will have too much pressure bearing down. Therefore, they have been known to literally fall out of square several years later. It also raises freight prices. |
